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    3. 縮尺

    縮尺

    縮しゅく尺しゃく

    reduced scale

    KMT10News #44+1Ref L2Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveArt & DesignScience & MathKanji Vocab21 strokes

    しゅくしゃく

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    reduced scale, scaling down

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    この地ち図ずの縮しゅく尺しゃくは10万まん分ぶんの1だ。

    The scale of this map is 1:100,000.

    KMT7Science & MathTravel & Transportation
    模も型けいを作つくるために、建たて物ものを正せい確かくな縮しゅく尺しゃくで再さい現げんした。

    To make the model, the building was reproduced to an accurate scale.

    KMT10Art & DesignScience & Math
    縮しゅく尺しゃくの異ことなる複ふく数すうの図ず面めんを比ひ較かく検けん討とうする。

    We will compare and examine multiple drawings with different scales.

    KMT10Science & MathWork & Career
    美び術じゅつ館かんには、歴れき史し的てき建けん造ぞう物ぶつの精せい巧こうな縮しゅく尺しゃく模も型けいが展てん示じされている。

    The museum exhibits elaborate scaled models of historical buildings.

    KMT10Art & DesignHistory
    地ち図ず作さく成せいにおいて、縮しゅく尺しゃくの選せん択たくは情じょう報ほうの伝でん達たつに大おおきく影えい響きょうする。

    In mapmaking, the choice of scale greatly affects the communication of information.

    KMT10Science & MathTechnology

    Kanji that make up this word

    縮
    ちぢ.む・ちぢ.まる・ちぢ.める・ちぢ.れる・ちぢ.らす…(1)
    shrink・contract・shrivel・wrinkle・reduce
    尺
    さし…(2)
    shaku・Japanese foot・measure・scale・rule
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